That's Why I Decided to Become a Miser

"The reason I called you all here is simple... With the casino opening in a week, we need to discuss what roles everyone will have."

In a dimly lit bar with a bewitching atmosphere, tucked away in a residential neighborhood near the center of Valman, Kagami slammed his hand down on the table and spoke with a grave expression.

Kagami, Alice, Kururu, and Tina sat at a table in the middle of the bar, while Takako, Menou, and Rex sat at the counter, silently watching Kagami.

Behind the counter, Kenta Uros was polishing glasses in Takako's place, though she was supposed to be the bar's manager.

A brief silence followed Kagami's opening statement. Then, as if to break it, Takako silently raised her hand with a smooth, sweeping motion.

"I'd like to be a bunny girl."

The instant Takako said this, everyone there was struck with terror.

They were so terrified that cold sweat broke out on their foreheads. Menou, seated beside Takako, gaped at her in utter shock, as if thinking, 'Is she... serious?' Takako, meanwhile, stared back at Menou with a perfectly serious expression, her hand still raised with unmistakable confidence.

About a month had passed since the Demon King's army attacked Salmaria.

On the day they fought Estellera and the Demon King's army, Kagami had been unable to move for an entire day after using Limit Release. By the next day, however, he had recovered enough to collect the money dropped by the monsters at the site of the battle in Atros. According to Kagami, those ungrateful hyenas had left him with less than three gold in total...